| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Mark Cusumano (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Uros Kubinski (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) SF - Charlie Royal (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fresh) C - John Gower (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | John Gower scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Danny Davis and he's fouled by Gary Poole - foul #1 on Gary Poole, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Marquette | John Gower makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Mitchell Marshall | 4-3 |
| 18:45 | Marquette | Rick Taylor takes the ball from Danny Davis | 4-3 |
| 18:42 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor jams it | 6-3 |
| 18:25 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the easy layup | 6-3 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 18:06 | Iowa State | Gary Poole connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rick Taylor | 9-3 |
| 17:46 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 9-3 |
| 17:45 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels gets the rebound | 9-3 |
| 17:25 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Taylor | 12-3 |
| 17:13 | Marquette | Amado Russo is denied on a layup by Ray Daniels | 12-3 |
| 17:11 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano snags the defensive board | 12-3 |
| 17:06 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Poole | 14-3 |
| 16:52 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-3 |
| 16:51 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor gets the rebound | 14-3 |
| 16:46 | Iowa State | Gary Poole can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Uros Kubinski - foul #1 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #1 | 14-3 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (SG), Donald Bellantoni (SF) Danny Davis, Charlie Royal | |
| 16:46 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 15-3 |
| 16:46 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 16-3 |
| 16:25 | Marquette | John Gower buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Bellantoni | 16-5 |
| 16:07 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley hits a floater in the paint on a great pass from Gary Poole | 18-5 |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses short on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Scott Perrine - foul #1 on Scott Perrine, team foul #2 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez (SG), Ray Daniels (C) Gary Poole, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Danny Davis (SG), William Harris (C) Uros Kubinski, John Gower | |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 15:45 | Marquette | Amado Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Colson (fresh) SG - Douglas Tellez (fresh) SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fresh) SG - Danny Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fresh) PF - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Iowa State | Amado Russo steps in front of the Scott Perrine pass | 18-7 |
| 15:13 | Marquette | Ray Daniels steals the ball from Amado Russo | 18-7 |
| 14:53 | Iowa State | John Colson double dribbles | 18-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF) Douglas Tellez, Jesse Brantley, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), John Gower (C) Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| 14:36 | Marquette | John Gower is called for traveling | 18-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| 14:34 | Iowa State | John Colson is fouled in the backcourt by Uros Kubinski - foul #2 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #2 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG) Uros Kubinski | |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by John Colson | 20-7 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Charlie Royal comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mark Cusumano - foul #1 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #3 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley (SF) Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Charlie Royal makes the 1st free throw | 20-8 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the 2nd free throw | 20-8 |
| 14:05 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine pulls down the rebound | 20-8 |
| 14:01 | Iowa State | Danny Davis picks off the pass by Mitchell Marshall | 20-8 |
| 13:58 | Marquette | Danny Davis banks in the layup | 20-10 |
| 13:39 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley is fouled on the floor by Charlie Royal - foul #1 on Charlie Royal, team foul #3 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (PF) William Harris | |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Donald Bellantoni - foul #1 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG) Gary Poole | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 13:23 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 13:00 | Marquette | Scott Perrine swats the layup by John Gower | 22-10 |
| 12:59 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni can't tip it in | 22-10 |
| 12:57 | Marquette | Charlie Royal grabs the offensive rebound | 22-10 |
| 12:38 | Marquette | Charlie Royal is hacked by Rick Taylor - foul #1 on Rick Taylor, team foul #4 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Douglas Tellez (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF), Alexander Newman (C) John Colson, Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Scott Perrine, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), William Harris (C) Donald Bellantoni, John Gower | |
| 12:25 | Marquette | Charlie Royal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Jesse Brantley, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:12 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Danny Davis - foul #1 on Danny Davis, team foul #5 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Scott Perrine (C) Douglas Tellez, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 12:12 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 22-10 |
| 12:12 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 22-10 |
| 12:12 | Marquette | William Harris pulls down the rebound | 22-10 |
| 11:46 | Marquette | William Harris misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-10 |
| 11:44 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano snags the defensive board | 22-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mark Cusumano (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Perrine (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (fairly fresh) SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charlie Royal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Amado Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Harris (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall is hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #1 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #6 | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 11:27 | Iowa State | Gary Poole double dribbles | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| 11:12 | Marquette | William Harris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Gary Poole, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | Marquette | John Gower (C) William Harris | |
| 10:51 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels lays it up and in on a great pass from Mitchell Marshall | 24-10 |
| 10:41 | Marquette | John Gower misses the turnaround from close range | 24-10 |
| 10:40 | Iowa State | John Colson snags the defensive board | 24-10 |
| 10:33 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ray Daniels | 27-10 |
| 10:22 | Marquette | John Gower misses long on a shot from close range | 27-10 |
| 10:21 | Iowa State | John Colson snags the defensive board | 27-10 |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | Danny Davis takes the ball from Ray Daniels | 27-10 |
| 09:52 | Marquette | Amado Russo misses the easy layup | 27-10 |
| 09:50 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni tips it but misses | 27-10 |
| 09:48 | Marquette | Amado Russo tips it in | 27-12 |
| 09:39 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano clanks a turnaround in the paint | 27-12 |
| 09:37 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 27-12 |
| 09:23 | Marquette | Rick Taylor picks off the pass by Amado Russo | 27-12 |
| 09:11 | Iowa State | John Gower swats the short shot by Ray Daniels | 27-12 |
| 09:09 | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni snags the defensive board | 27-12 |
| 08:49 | Marquette | Danny Davis knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-15 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | Amado Russo is called for the reach on John Colson - foul #1 on Amado Russo, team foul #7 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF), William Harris (PF) Donald Bellantoni, Amado Russo | |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 08:33 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-15 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | William Harris can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Scott Perrine - foul #2 on Scott Perrine, team foul #5 | 29-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez (SG), Mark Cusumano (PF) John Colson, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 08:04 | Marquette | William Harris makes the 1st free throw | 29-16 |
| 08:04 | Marquette | William Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 08:02 | Iowa State | Gary Poole throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-17 |
| 07:55 | Marquette | William Harris buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Alonzo Santiago | 29-19 |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley is fouled on the floor by Charlie Royal - foul #2 on Charlie Royal, team foul #8 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Ray Daniels (C) Douglas Tellez, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (SF) Charlie Royal | |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:36 | Iowa State | Jesse Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mark Cusumano (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Bellantoni (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Gower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Marquette | William Harris can't finish the layup | 31-19 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Mitchell Marshall | 31-19 |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | Alonzo Santiago is called for the reach on Gary Poole in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #9 | 31-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 07:14 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 33-19 |
| 06:58 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-19 |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano snags the defensive board | 33-19 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Bellantoni - foul #2 on Donald Bellantoni, team foul #10 | 33-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Alexander Newman (C) Douglas Tellez, Rick Taylor, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Charlie Royal (SF) Donald Bellantoni | |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano makes the 1st free throw | 34-19 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano misses the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Mitchell Marshall | 34-19 |
| 06:16 | Iowa State | Gary Poole hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-19 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman tips it home | 36-19 |
| 05:59 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Uros Kubinski, team foul #11 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Jesse Brantley, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF) William Harris | |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-19 |
| 05:43 | Marquette | Amado Russo pulls down the rebound | 36-19 |
| 05:24 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Danny Davis | 36-22 |
| 05:04 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gary Poole | 38-22 |
| 04:49 | Marquette | Mark Cusumano blocks the short jumper by John Gower | 38-22 |
| 04:48 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor grabs the board | 38-22 |
| 04:31 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-22 |
| 04:29 | Marquette | Charlie Royal snags the defensive board | 38-22 |
| 04:13 | Marquette | John Gower misses badly on a floater in the paint | 38-22 |
| 04:11 | Iowa State | Gary Poole pulls down the rebound | 38-22 |
| 03:51 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels blows the layup | 38-22 |
| 03:49 | Marquette | John Gower gets the rebound | 38-22 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Charlie Royal can't connect on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Rick Taylor - foul #2 on Rick Taylor, team foul #6 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Alonzo Santiago (PG), William Harris (PF) Uros Kubinski, John Gower | |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | Charlie Royal misses the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 03:43 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 38-22 |
| 03:29 | Marquette | John Colson steps in front of the Amado Russo pass | 38-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Perrine (fresh) C - Alexander Newman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Alonzo Santiago (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Danny Davis (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charlie Royal (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Amado Russo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | John Colson is hacked by Alonzo Santiago - foul #3 on Alonzo Santiago, team foul #12 | 38-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ray Daniels (C) Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Uros Kubinski (PG) Alonzo Santiago | |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 1st free throw | 39-22 |
| 03:22 | Iowa State | John Colson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-22 |
| 03:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to William Harris | 39-22 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Amado Russo drills a runner in the lane | 39-24 |
| 02:47 | Iowa State | John Colson lays it in on a nice dish by Gary Poole and he's hacked by Danny Davis - foul #2 on Danny Davis, team foul #13 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) Gary Poole, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | Marquette | Donald Bellantoni (PF) Amado Russo | |
| 02:47 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the free throw | 42-24 |
| 02:32 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-26 |
| 02:11 | Iowa State | John Colson can't connect on a floater near the basket | 42-26 |
| 02:10 | Marquette | William Harris grabs the board | 42-26 |
| 02:05 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charlie Royal | 42-29 |
| 01:41 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels hits a jumper from the right wing set up by John Colson | 44-29 |
| 01:25 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-29 |
| 01:24 | Marquette | Charlie Royal grabs the offensive rebound | 44-29 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski is hacked by Scott Perrine - foul #3 on Scott Perrine, team foul #7 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Douglas Tellez (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF), Alexander Newman (C) John Colson, Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Scott Perrine, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | Marquette | Amado Russo (PF), John Gower (C) Donald Bellantoni, William Harris | |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 1st free throw | 44-30 |
| 01:08 | Marquette | Uros Kubinski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 00:54 | Iowa State | Gary Poole hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Brantley | 46-31 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Alexander Newman - foul #1 on Alexander Newman, team foul #8 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Douglas Tellez, Jesse Brantley, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 00:28 | Marquette | Danny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 00:02 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses short on a shot from close range | 46-33 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | The clock runs out | 46-33 |